The Washington critic., 1887-07-30
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

broker, who agreed to testify for the prose
cution in the Doodle cases, has disappeared. |
The farm residence of N. N. Morrill,, to
gether with the barn and all Its contents, at |
Lockhayen, Pa, was destroyed by fire |
Thursday.
While the tug Keyser was on her way
from Tampa to Mobile, Ala, on Wednesday |
night, the captain, Wm. Collins, was washed |
overheard and lost.
The Roclland cafe and the large clam |
bake pavilion, connected with the Hotel |
Nantasket, at Nantasket Beach, Mass, were
burned yesterday; loss, $4,000.
George Griffith, living near Amsterdam,
n. Y, was badly bitten by his dog Thurs
day. The wounds caused paralysis to set
in and Griffith is now In q critical condition.
Mrs. John a. Logan is recovering from
the effects OF the injuries she received in
the accident at Carbondale, and travelled to
Chicago yesterday with her son and his
wife.
Theresa Deutsch, widow, died In New
York yesterday from the effects of dose of
medicine prepared by Fraucis Hart, a Sec
ond avenue druggist. 1t is said Hart made
mistake In the label. He has dlsap-
peared.
Benjamin and Aaron Nuss OF Catawisa, Pa,
brakeman and conductor, respectively, OF
freight train on the Catawissa division OF
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad,
have been arrested, charged with robbing
freight cars.
Warrants were issued at Williamsport,
Pa, yesterday, for the arrest Of Mayor Jones
, and the members Of select and common
councils to answer charge OF neglecting
for several years past to keep East Third
street In proper repair.
The transfer Of the South Pacific Railway,
operating between San francisco, Cal, and
system across the san Francisco Bay, to the
| southern Pacific Company was formally
consummated yesterday.
TIE citizens OF Raleigh, N. c.. held q
meeting last night and adopted resolutions
inviting President Cleveland to visit that
city during the State fair in October, Chat
tanooga, Tenn, has also telegraphed the
! President, asking him to stop there.
Joseph Rich, farmer aged 30, his baby
and his wifes mother, Hannah Newconb,
aged 80, were killed by train at Rich
mond, Ind, yesterday, while crossing the
Pan Handle Railroad Mrs, Rich was the
only member of the party who escaped.
A valuable herd OF sixteen lIolsein and
Jersey COWS, owned by George w. Rolfe OF
Of the United States Inspector, Thursday,
to prevent the sprerd Of pleuro. o.pneumonia,
the herd being infected with that disease.
The directors of the Atchlson, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad Company, at a
meeting IN Boston yesterday, voted to
make new issue Of Sl0,00O,OOO OF stock.
| About S7,OO0,000 will be devoted to pur-
chases Of rolling stock and needed equip
meut.
Something OF a sensation has been caused
In Long Island City, l.. l., by the making
public OF the result OF the labors OF the city
assessors, which shows an increase In the
essesaea valuation Of personal property
over $2 100000 and large increase In
realty valuations.
The business failures throughout the
country during the last seven days number
for the United States 1872, and for Canada
| 22, or a total OF 1874, as compared with u
total of l72 last week and l79 the week
previous to the last, and 1872 for the corre-
spending week of last year.
| The boiler OF the Houston TEX Lumber
| CoDpany's saw and planiug mill exploded
| Thursday, killing A. q. Wells, general mau-
| ager OF the company, and Andrew Henry,
| Wilson, a laborer. One man and two boys
are missing.
In Chicago yesterday Judge Blodgett dis
misted the suit of Henry Dupont ct al.
against the estate OF the late Samuel j. TIL
den for want OF jurisdiction. The suit was
brought to enforce Governor Tilden's liabil-
ity as a stockhoder IN the defunct Northern
|
A special from shelbourDe, N. s., says
that the ship Bridgewater, belonging to j..
4. Allen OF New York, has been seized
there. Allen purchased 1t In June aud was
having 1t repaired. The customs depart
nlent claims to be entitled to duty of %
per cent. on the amount OF the purchase
money.
Chancellor McGnl OF New Jersey has
granted writ of error 10 the case OF Bar
clay Peak, convicted OF the murder Of bis
cousin, Katie Anderson. Peak had been
,elteuced to be hanged September !, but
even II the Supreme Court decides against
him, Il viii be at least four months before
the sentence can be executed
The Winning horses at Saratoga yesterday
were Brsmbletop, Binettc, Yoltigeur, Nettl'
ard GlepGrm. The winners at Brighton
Beach were Susie Forbes, Mamzelle, Ami!
Martin, lin Glare, Garnet and Charley Rus
sci. Red Buck fell In the fifth race and
urG Ike Ills neck. Mutuels in the fifth race
lali $500 80
At Vincennes, Ild, Thursday, Charlie
BUbn had j. H. Bunch arrested for takinl
away Buhn's wife. Bunch is a blind pen
tioIer, ard had quite sum Of money. Mrs
Buin hgd a stroi : l,kiHg for tho bllud maj
gId slu left her husband, but IL nov a2
prbrs that Brhu really sold his wife L
bunch fer $500 and held Bunch's not
therefor. The sale wOs o reality, but tn
Lcte wos never paid. Hence the difficulty
The Central Pacidc overland train, will
ne E6,trIn uai Tor the ilA@ailan island
arl Me auluJite, was Que hour lHte IN roGch
fr sfl Ii.Iu,-gO ytsttr1sy, but the steam
ttfp Narigo,l -liiel without H. II ia un
ddstn,t tl.t an.lEx the delayed mall wer
nral Grp,t,6es from Washington re
rgeedpg Hawaiian matters.